Q: Is 36,855 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,855 is a composite number.

Why is 36,855 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 36,855 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 13 15 21 27 35 39 45 63 65 81 91 105 117 135 189 195 273 315 351 405 455 567 585 819 945 1,053 1,365 1,755 2,457 2,835 4,095 5,265 7,371 12,285 and 36,855, with no remainder.

Since 36,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,855, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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